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With so much to gain from the effective use of ICT, it makes sense to ensure that early years settings are suitably resourced, says Jane Drake.
Stimulate the senses, stretch children's skills and extend provision for special needs by developing a sensory garden, as one nursery shows Viv Hampshire how they did it.
Children gain an immense sense of achievement from creating something beautiful from a few simple sticks, says Julie Mountain.
'Free-and-found' resources lend themselves to creative, child-directed outdoor play. Julie Mountain offers some guidance on sourcing them.
Social enterprise could solve the problem of sustainable childcare provision, according to the charity 4Children. Its new manifesto, 'Creating new solutions', argues that while start-up funding for...
In this book extract, we discover how small-world play, using all types of resources, is an excellent way to engage young children with mathematical concepts and skills
Personal, social and emotional development (PSED) has always been at the heart of the early years curriculum, and its importance has once again been made clear in the review of the EYFS by Dame Clare...
By 2015 children's centres could be available to nearly all families, children would stay there until they start school at six and there would be fewer private day nurseries and childminders,...
How do you create a quality learning environment? Gill Farnworth, head teacher of Westfield Nursery School, Stoke-on-Trent, explains the approach of her staff team.
Make-believe is integral to a child's development, and the more open-ended the resources, the greater the scope for imaginative play, says Helen Bromley.